A role of ultrasonic waves on oil viscosity changes in porous media

Hossein Hamidi; Erfan Mohammadian; Roozbeh Rafati; Amin  Azdarpour

doi:10.1109/CEAT.2013.6775589

A role of ultrasonic waves on oil viscosity changes in porous media

Hossein Hamidi, Erfan Mohammadian, Roozbeh Rafati, Amin Azdarpour

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Abstract

Theoretically, ultrasound method is an economical and environmentally friendly or “green” technology, which has been of interest for the purpose of enhancement of oil/heavy-oil production. However, in spite of many studies, questions about the effective mechanisms causing increase in oil recovery still existed. One of the changes that could be recognized in the fluid properties is viscosity reduction due to radiation of ultrasound waves. In this study, a technique was developed to directly investigate the effect of ultrasonic waves (frequencies of 25, and 68 kHz and powers of 100, 250, 500 W) on viscosity changes of Paraffin, Synthetic oil, and Kerosene. The experiments were carried out for uncontrolled and controlled temperature conditions in a smooth capillary tube. The viscosity of all the liquids was decreased under ultrasound in all the experiments. Cavitation and heat generation are identified as influencing mechanisms on oil viscosity reduction under ultrasound. The effect of ultrasound frequency, power and temperature on viscosity reduction is also discussed in this article.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE Conference on Clean Energy and Technology (CEAT)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479932382
ISBN (Print)	9781479932375
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CEAT.2013.6775589
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	2013 IEEE Conference on Clean Energy and Technology - Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia Duration: 18 Nov 2013 → 20 Nov 2013

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Conference	2013 IEEE Conference on Clean Energy and Technology
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Langkawi
Period	18/11/13 → 20/11/13

Bibliographical note

This research was partly funded by a UiTM Research Excellence Fund (Grant No. 600-RMI/DANA 5/3/RIF 548/2012). We gratefully acknowledge these supports. The
authors also appreciate the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam, Malaysia for providing laboratory facilities in completing this work.

Keywords

ultrasound
viscosity
smooth capillary tube
frequency
power output

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Hamidi, H, Mohammadian, E, Rafati, R & Azdarpour, A 2013, A role of ultrasonic waves on oil viscosity changes in porous media. in 2013 IEEE Conference on Clean Energy and Technology (CEAT). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1-6, 2013 IEEE Conference on Clean Energy and Technology, Langkawi, Malaysia, 18/11/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/CEAT.2013.6775589

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